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'''Joél Célestin Filsaime''' (born. [[September 20]], [[1984]] in [[Boynton Beach, Florida]]), better known by his [[stage name]] J-Pimp, is an American [[rapper]], songwriter, [[record producer]] from [[West Palm Beach, Florida]]. He is the founder of D-Ploy Records.

== Early life ==
J-Pimp was born Joél Filsaime in [[Boynton Beach, Florida]] and raised in [[Delray Beach, Florida]] of [[Haitian]] descent. He began taking interest in music at an early age, started as a [[Disc jockey|DJ]] playing a variety of rap music on the morning announcement in [[Middle school|junior high school]]. He dropout of high school in the eleventh grade to pursue a career in the [[music industry]]. He developed his musical talent and taught himself how to record music from his home [[Recording studio|studio]] influenced by famous hip-hop artists such as [[Tupac Shakur]], [[Twista]], [[Wyclef Jean]], [[Rick Ross]], and [[50 Cent]]. He grew up listening to [[Hip hop]] and [[R&B]] music gaining recognition as a [[record producer]], audio mixing local rap artists in his community. He was raised as a [[Catholicism|Roman Catholic]] and attended Catholic school. He is a [[2010 Haiti earthquake]] survivor.<ref name="wp">{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/19/AR2010011904614.html?hpid=topnews|title=Shattered city government in quake-ravaged Port-au-Prince in need of help itself|last=Roig-Franzia|first=Manuel|date=2010-01-20|work=[[Washington Post]]|accessdate=2010-01-20|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/15/haiti.updates/index.html?hpt=T2|title=Haiti Earthquake: Friday news updates|date=January 15, 2010|work=CNN.com|accessdate=2010-01-15|publisher=[[CNN]]}}</ref><ref name="BBC0113">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8456819.stm|title=Haiti earthquake: devastation emerges|date=13 January 2010|accessdate=13 January 2010|publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref>

== Legal issues ==
In December 2010, Joél Filsaime was arrested on gun charges in [[Palm Beach County, Florida]]. He was released from county jail to his own custody a few hours later.<ref name="MIAMI HIP HOP NEWS">{{cite news|url=https://everybodylovesmiami.wordpress.com/tag/joel-filsaime-and-arrested/|title=Man shoots in air to quiet neighborhood party|last1=Reports|first1=Staff|accessdate=27 December 2010|publisher=wordpress.com|agency=Everybody Loves Miami}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|J-Pimp}}

* [http://www.thapimpofthasouth.20m.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/j-pimp-mn0002092301 J-Pimp] on [[Allmusic]]
* {{Discogs artist|artist=J Pimp|name=J-Pimp}}
* {{IMDb name|8941870}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/ThaPimpOfThaSouth J-Pimp] on [[YouTube]]
* [http://www.mtv.com/artists/j-pimp J-Pimp] on [[MTV]]

[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1984 births]]